Hi Folks, Mea culpa. It wasn't a Black Grosbeak in my yard (I don't think there is such a bird), it was a Black-headed Grosbeak.
On Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 2:07:54 PM UTC-6, [email protected] wrote: > > Hello Fellow Birders, > > A Black Grosbeak has been hitting the cup of peanut pieces in my little > townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe. I'm guessing > it's a first year bird, though I can't tell them apart from adult females. > > Also, I started seeing an adult Chipping Sparrow (never saw two) around > my yard in early- to mid-June. About 2 weeks ago I observed it several > times in my front lawn and each time it was collecting small insects. It > would then fly up into a large silver maple tree. About a week ago I > watched it collect bits of seed from under the feeders. It then flew into > a dense crab-apple tree from which a din of chips then erupted - it was > feeding fledgling(s). A few days ago I started seeing Chipping Sparrows > with streaky breasts (kids) foraging under the feeders. > > As for the flock of crossbills that graced my yard with their presence > for a couple of months, they have moved on. I took down the feeders in > mid-June because I was seeing sick House Finches, plus I was going to be > out of town for a couple of weeks. Haven't seen the crossbills since. > > Keep Smilin', > Kevin > > Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall Phone > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/6b430c90-83ab-4d95-bc2c-eff711aa54b0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
